Means for protecting car doors and sides



" No. 6l0,990. Patented Sept. 20,, I898.

' J. E; JONES & W. G. HODGE.

MEANS FOR PROTECTING CAB DOORS AND SIDES.

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MEANS FOR PROTECTING CAR DOORS AND 'SIDES.

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JOB E. JONES AND IVILLIAM G. HODGE, OF FORBUSII, IOWA.

MEANS FORPROITECTING CAR DOORS AND sroEs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,990, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed August 14, 1897. Serial No. 648,208. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we','J OB E. JONES and WILLIAM G. I-Ionen eitizens ofthe United States, residing at Forbush, in the county of Appanoose andState of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in'Means for Protecting the Sides and Doors of Cars and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in means for protecting thesides and doors of cars, as embodied in the construction hereinafterdescribed, and definitely pointed out in the claims.

The invention consists, primarily, in an apparatus or means forprotecting the sides or doors of freight-cars, and it is designed moreparticularly for use in connection with that class of cars wherein thefreight or material is discharged in bulk into the car-such as coal,lime, grain, &c.and thepurpose of the invention is to provide areinforcing or abutment means against which the material may strike asit is discharged from the hopper or chute into the car.

In filling cars with coalor lime it is often necessary to place boardsacross the doorway inside to prevent the material from striking the doorproper, thereby damaging the same. In the majority of cases the coal orlime is projected into the car through the doorway at one side towardthe opposite door, which usually is required to resist the impact of theincoming material. To prevent injury to the sides or doors of the car,we have designed and invented the present apparatus.

In the drawings, wherein like reference-letters designate correspondingparts, we have shown for the convenience of illustration and descriptiona form of apparatus for accomplishing the purpose above stated, and inwhich- I Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a car, showing theapparatus in operative position and in elevation, the protector beingshown in elevated position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a modification.Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the yielding connections. Fig. 4 is aside elevation.

We have shown our apparatus as applied to an ordinary track-scale; butit is to be understood that it may be employed Without being connectedto a scale, but in any manner convenient or desirable. When mounted on ascale, it is free to move therewith and permits the car to be moved.

In the drawings, A represents a scale-platform, and B the track-railsmounted thereon. Between the track-rails and platform are secured thebars A, forming extensions of the supporting-arms B, which latter extendupwardly at the side of the track and are fulcrumed on a block A mountedon the platform. On the outer ends of the bars B are secured theuprights B which extend up to a plane above the top of the car.

0 designates a series of four arms pivotally supported in boxes 0 on theupright B ,which boxes are secured to the upright by bolts 0, passingtherethrough, their inner ends being threaded through spiral springs 0resting against the uprights on one end and a head or washer c at theother end. By this means a slight yielding or transverse movement of theboxes is permitted. On the opposite ends of the arms 0 is secured abumper or abutment D, the same being connected thereto by suitablehinges d. The arms 0 are spaced apart an equal distance and areconnected with the abutments at opposite corners, and owing to thepivotal connection are permitted a vertical movement,so that theabutment or buifer maybe properly adjusted. To adjust the same, weconveniently employ a rope or cable E, passing around a sheave or pulleysegment E, mounted in the upper end of the upright, the cable extendingto the weighinghouse or any other convenient point within the reach ofthe operator. To raise the buffer, it is only necessary to draw on thecable and to then attach the latter to any stationary object or devicewhich will maintain the buffer in an elevated position, as shown indotted lines, Fig. l. The weight of the bufferwill in itself besufficient to cause it to drop when it is desired to lower it.

When the apparatus is attached to a scale, it is necessary to brace theuprights at the top, in which case We connect to the upper portion ofthe upright bars F, having a pivoted or knuckle connection f with theup- ICO rights, and their opposite ends being pivotally connected to alever F, mounted on the stationary upright G, a rope or cable beingattached to the upper end of the lever, as at g, which may extend backinto the weighingroom or other convenient position in reach of theoperator. By loosening the rope g the uprights B may easily move down asthe load increases, the operator connecting the rope g to a fixed stopor hook, so as to limit the movement.

In operation as the car is brought onto the scale, the doorway beingopposite the protector, the operator allows the latter to fall until itrests either against the outer face of the car or in the doorway, and asthe material is dumped into the car it strikes the abutment, side of theear, or a door, should one be in front of the abutment. Thus the forceand impact will be resisted by the abutment, thereby preventing the dooror side from being forced out or broken by the outward pressure. e havefound it desirable to have the abutment somewhat yielding, and to thisend provide the springs 0 above described. It is apparent that theabutment can be used in connection with a supplemental door, as L, whichis located inside the car across the opening.

In Fig. 2 we have shown a slightly-modified form wherein the lower arms,which support the abutment, are formed into two sections, united by aknuckle or rule joint. In this particular construction it is onlynecessary to break the joints downward, and the abutment can bewithdrawn from the car in a downward direction. We have shown in thismodification also a device wherein the hoisting-cable is not necessarilyrequired, the spring or yielding connection also being dispensed with.In other respects the connection is the same as in the former case.

It is apparent that in either construction the abutment can be used withgood effect to brace or support the side of a car, as the same ismaintained in a vertical position when being placed against the side orouter door of a car and will act as a support against the internalpressure.

The uprights,as is obvious, may be mounted on a movable truck at theside of the car or may be fixed stationarily at any predetermined point.\Ve therefore desire it understood that while we have shown two forms ofthe device, yet we are aware that many ehangesin the construction andarrangements of the parts can be made and substituted for the samewithout departing from the nature and principle of our invention.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a protecting device for the sides of cars while being loaded, thecombination with suitable supporting members arranged at the side of thetrack, of an abutment, and means for securing the abutment to thesupporting members comprising pivotal arms, substantially as described.

2. In a protecting-buffer for the sides of cars while being loaded, thecombination with a support arranged at the side of the track, of abufier member, and means for connecting and supporting the buffer memberfrom the support comprising a series of pivoted members arranged to varythe position of the buffer relative to the supports upon the movement ofthe connecting members, substantially as described.

3. In a device for protecting the sides of cars while being loaded thecombination with a support, of a series of arms pivoted thereto and abuffer member pivoted to the outer ends of the arms, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a device for protecting the sides of cars While being loaded thecombination with a support arranged at the side of the track, of abuffer member, and a pivotal yielding connection between the support andbuffer member, substantially as described.

5. In combination with a support, of a series of toggle-arms securedthereto, and a buffer pivotally supported on the outer ends thereof,substantially as described.

6. In combination with a support, of a series of arms pivoted thereto, abuffer pivotally connected to the outer ends of the arms, and means forraising the arms andbuffer, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a support, of a series of journal-boxesyieldingly supported thereon, arms mounted in the boxes, and a bufferpivotally secured to the outer ends of the arms. 7

S. The combination with a scale, of a support extending out therefromand supported thereby, uprights on the support and an adjustable buffercarried by the uprights, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a scale, of sup ports thereon extending outbeyond the same, uprights carried by the supports, an adjustable buffercarried by the uprights, and an adjustable brace for the upper ends ofthe uprights, substantially as described.

10. In a device for protecting the sides of cars while being loaded, thecombination with a track, of a buffer, means at the side of the trackfor supporting the buffer, and means for moving the buffer toward andfrom the plane of the track, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we ai'iix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOB E. JONES. \VILLIAM G. IIODGE. \Vitncsses:

.I. C. MABRY, F. S. PAYNE.

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